Tyler Skaggs’ family and the Angels reached a settlement on Friday following a years-long fight over who was at fault for the former pitcher’s tragic death.

Tyler Skaggs’ family and the Los Angeles Angels reached a settlement Friday following a years-long fight over who was at fault for the former pitcher’s tragic death.

The two sides struck a deal just as a jury was finishing up deliberations in the wrongful death case.

The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, though The Athletic reported there was “emotion in the courtroom as the plaintiffs” signed the pact in Santa Ana.

Attorney Russell Hardin Jr. hugs Tyler Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs, center, as Skaggs’ mother’s Debbie smiles, at left, after a settlement was reached in the wrongful death lawsuit by the family of the Los Angeles Angels pitcher Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Orange County Superior Court, in Santa Ana, Calif. AP

While the financial terms were not made public, Richard Chung — the jury foreman — revealed the panel was set to award the former pitcher’s family close to $100 million before they were told to stop deliberations, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The $100 million was to break down as follows: $60 to $80 million for economic damages, $5 to $15 million for emotional distress and $10 to $10 million for punitive damages.

Skaggs’ family filed their lawsuit against the Angels in 2021, roughly two years after the former first-round pick died at the age of 27 from an accidental overdose in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, while he and the Angels were in town to play the Rangers.

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to an Oakland Athletics batter during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. AP

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Skaggs’ family had argued Eric Kay — the former Angels employee who was sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison for his role in Skaggs’ death — provided a tainted pill to Skaggs that caused the tragedy.

Angels attorneys, though, claimed Kay acted on his own, and the team was in the dark about his actions. Skaggs’ family sought over $100 million in damages, and a trial in the case began some three months ago.

Los Angeles Angels attorney Todd Theodora gives his closing arguments in the wrongful death lawsuit by the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs against the Angels in Orange County Superior Court, in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. AP

Friday’s settlement came after jurors “sent queries that suggested the verdict might go in the family’s favor,” ESPN reported.

During the trial, Angels’ President John Carpino — who has held the position since 2009 — stated, “Knowing what we know now, I wish we would have heard.” His comment came after discussion about Skaggs and Kay both allegedly being addicts.

Skaggs made his Major League debut in August 2012 and recorded a 28-38 record with a 4.41 ERA in his seven-year career.